family

April 29, 2014

While drinking my tea early yesterday morning, when the house was still quiet and nearly everyone was still asleep (except for Rod who had already left for work), I realized two pretty important things:

1. It was the 14 year anniversary of the day Rod and I met.

and

2. There are now twelve living creatures in this house. That seems like a pretty big deal given that we started with just two. Fourteen years, two children, two dogs and, now, six chicks. It's been busy.

If only I had remembered the anniversary a couple days sooner, I might have insisted on eight chicks just to make it fourteen beings in fourteen years. But, I think we would all agree that twelve is pretty much enough....for now.

April 11, 2014

A Friday ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember. Inspired by SouleMama. If you're inspired to do the same, leave a link to your 'moment' in the comments for all to find and see.

February 23, 2013

Yes. That is pink and purple frosting you see there. And not from a vegetable. Oh, for the toddler days when I could trick them into accepting anything I threw together. I wasn't breaking many of my own food rules back then. But now that they are getting older, sometimes I have to accept that they have their own ideas about things and that it really, really does matter to them. And these particular shades of pink and purple frosting? They really, really mattered to a nine year old girl. And, I have to admit, they looked super pretty.